Celebrating Epworth women

Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the 11th annual Epworth Women in Healthcare Lunch held on Thursday 4 October.

With 600 guests in attendance the event was the most successful yet with over $200k raised to establish the Epworth Women’s Leadership Network.

The aim of this Network is to empower Epworth women through a range of planned and targeted activities including mentoring programs, networking and training. 80% of Epworth’s workforce are women and we have a commitment to inspire and support these leaders.

Guests at the Lunch heard from two such leaders in Professor Silvana Marasco and Professor Genie Pedagogos who presented on the topic “The path to the heart may lead through the kidney”.

Professor Marasco is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon and she provided useful advice about how women can care for their hearts as well as incredible insight into how cardiac surgery continues to advance.

Professor Genie Pedagogos is the Director of Medical Services at Epworth Freemasons and Epworth Eastern, and Director of Innovation for Epworth. Professor Pedagogos presented on the link between cardiac disease and kidney disease as well as offering practical tips for kidney health.